Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Lickety Split Skirt

My son had a little birthday party to go to not too long ago. I always think it's fun to send a handmade gift if I have time. But I am always pressed for time and I can only seem to manage "lickety split" projects that can be made the day of...sometimes the hour before..it's true!. This little project fits the bill perfectly. What little girl doesn't love a new little skirt to run around in?

I just sort of made it up and it's not put together the correct way, it's put together the fast way. :) I'm sure there are a ton of tutorials out there.
Here's a mini description of how I made it...

Use the width of the fabric off the bolt (about 44") and cut it to the desired finished skirt length (minus 1 inch).

Cut a 5'' strip of another fabric, folded it in half and sewed it to the bottom of the skirt. Finish the edges with a zig-zag or serger.

Press the folded band down and topstitch along the seam. No hemming on this skirt!!

Sew the short ends together. Finish that seam too! Press it to one side and use your sewing machine to tack (sew back and forth for about 3 stitches) the seam down at the bottom of the hem so it stays folded over.

Make a casing in the top a little bigger than the width of your elastic. How? Press the top edge over 1/4 inch and then fold it over again and press. I made my casing 1 inch wide and used a 1/2 inch elastic to thread through it. Stitch the casing leaving an opening in the back to thread the elastic through.

Stitch around the top too, so it looks cute when she tucks in a shirt.

Thread your elastic through. Stitch it together. Sew the opening closed with a little tag or ribbon so she'll know which side is the back